Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
live 16.2 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 54.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 42.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
have 60.7% fewer children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2023. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 40.7% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 63.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, about 37.6% do as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 7.3 times more home broadband
Swaziland has 2.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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